The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

AND ei'O7IIITERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The weekly balance sheet published last evening by the Bulk of England presents less unfavourable alterations than were expected. The reserves of gold and notes have been augmented, and the amount of other securities and Government balances have been largely increased. Subjoined are the Particulars : Active Circulation Increase Bullion .. Increase Rest £20,172,730 41,880 „. 14,319,001 14,856 .. .3,303,455 15,297 .• 9,287,594 775,253 .. 13,051,661 .. 261,300 .. 452,477 17,230 11,122,267 No alteration. 20,729,589 „. 1,064,664 .„ 8,107,655 • • . • 31,670 __ .. Increase .. •• .• Public Deposits .. •• Increase .. •• .• Other Deposits.. •• Increase .. .. •• Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease •• •• •• Government Securities •• Other Securities .. Increase .. Notes Unemployed .. Increase .. The Bank of France return for the week ending Wednesday last presents few favourable alterations. The bullion has been lessened as much as £310,000, the Treasury balances augmented by £920,000, and the discounts by £420,000. At the forthcoming meeting of the Honduras Bay Company a dividend of 13s. per share, and at that of the London and Brighton Bank of 21s. per share, will be recommended. Gold to the amount of £lB,OOO was withdrawn frim the Bank yesterday for exportation. 'Tie arrivals of specie announced this morning comprise £68,212 IT the Yorkshire, £15,016 by the Pride of the Ocean, both from Melbourne, and £632 by the Barada, from Alexandria. The directors of the Anglo-Brazllian Gold Com- Piny, in their report to be presented at the next Meeting of the shareholders, stare that possession of their mining property was taken on the 11th December last, and that the produce from February to April consisted of 315 octavaw. Two o'CLocrc. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Iteuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Renter were quoted 65f. 65c. There has been a decline to-day of I per cent. in the English Funds, owing to the continued dissatis• faction felt at the position of political affairs at home and abroad. There is but little business, and the sales it includes denotes the unfavourable views aintained by speculators. Consols for money are 89 1 t, and for the account 891 The New Threes and litduced Annuities are 88i;; March Exchequer Bills Bs. to 3s. dis., and June ditto ss. dis. ; and India 5 per Cents. 10411. A further downward movement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is quiet, Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 70,1 ; do., Consolides, 47i} ; Mexican 424 43 ; Greek, 221 23; Spanish Passive, 287 ; ; Portuguese 481 - ; Russian, 86! ; Italian, 69; and the Confederate Loan, 63 64. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on the most limited scale, and the few bar gains recorded show further depression. Great Western, North Western, Midland, and South r.latern have each declined about ss. For Bank and MiecAlaneous Shares there con tinues to be a very limited inquiry, and quota tions generally are a shade flitter. Imperial Ottoman had receded to 17i ; London, Hamburgh, and Continental Exchange, to 171; Alliance, how ever, have improved to 61 62; London Financial. realise 263 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 79 80 ; Citamounix United Hotel Company's shares are quoted 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 Per Cent. Consols Do Account, July 8 u,Per Cent. Reduced " 91 3 per Cent New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 ? Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 4th J an., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Ang. 1908 — March. June. 5 dis Racheciner Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent Do 4500 Do £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 5 per Ct. Do Account ........ INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874.... Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Do Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do Certi fi cates Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. Do tii per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — D , tionds.ti.ooo Do under £l,000 FORBIGN FUNDS—ONK O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Do 1869 — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-68-60 Do 1863 QUenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do Account — ~Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 pe r Cent.) L L il ian 6 per Cent. — Do 3 per Cent. Colombian 6 per Cent — Cuba, 6 per Cent ...... .. - Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 101 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 . ........ p . — quador New Consolidated, 1 pe r Cent.. .i7ptian 7 per Cent ................. . , Do, Second Issue - ................. . week 5 per Cent 9 1824-5, es-Coupuns.. Do Account .... Do Coupons Do Account , — ituatemala 5 per Cent. Do, 1839 and 1869 ....... Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway, 76 kdexican 3 per Cent Do Account . 42/ 3 21 Do Scrip £23 paid .. i ois Do French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c — dis Do 6 per Cen . Auglo•French Ditto Scrip, £23,paid ' Moorish lmeerial 6 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent. . Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) — re erllVifin 41 per Cent. , .. Do 3 per Cent. (Ijribarren)... — Do gi per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .......... • . Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 60.. 48i I Do Account — Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Russian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St ..._ Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. -- Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 6 per Cent, 1862 Ditto Anglo-Dutch Ditto Scrip, £3O paid Sar linian b per Cent.......... t ., pitta Account B3 °Panishr,3 per Cent Ditto Account ; ................ Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive - Ditto Account 2Bl 1 8 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent ................ 10 ~. Ditto Scrip, £6O paid — Poi turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — -Ditto Account — - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent: 1862 DittoAA ccoun t Ditto £lOO Bonds.. — Ditto 1863 .. --... ~.Ditto (guaranteed, 4 per Cent v enezueia 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 22} Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent, 1864 Ditto li per Cent - Dividends on the above payable in Loud 41. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- elgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto Account 4jut eli 21 per Cent., .Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Es. 25 franca — Ditto Account Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4} per Ct. Ex. 4s. P iedraontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f TWO O'CLOCIi. C onsols Money Ditto Acootuat !MITA si 801 0 E E Y MARKET CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been less activity in the general dis count market to-day, but prices have nevertheless bean fully maintained. The demand for accomoda• hob has not fallen cff because the commercial classes require less monetary aid, but in conse quence of parties holding over their bills in expec tation of easier rates prevailing. The quotation for the best description of mercantile paper remains at 6 per cent. BEARE MARKETS—Ths day. ORDINARY SHARD'S AND STOUh ttailways. Wol., and Str. Vai ;Blythe and Tyne. liost.,Sleaf.,and !Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall D o A A acts no div Do. B till 6p c.p an. has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Westarn•l Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stook Ditto East Anglian at' I G reatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do ;Gt. S. an i AV. of Irelan , Great Western • • • ! Do Str Val gua. stock LancashLte & Yorkshirt London and Blackwal 1 Lon., Brip;ht.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Swath Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln., llaryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . . Do Binning. & Derby' Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic,, Do, G.N.E. purchas,•it Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle•••••••••• I N crib, London Do New !North Staffordshire .• I IN. and S. IV. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoo : Do Scot. Mid. stock ! Shrews. and Welalipoo ;Shropshire Union South Devon ;South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun btaines,Wok.,and WOE. Stockton & Darlington 8 6} 8} 91 84 66 118 119 ei 7 35 37 16 17 RI 9 103 105 46 •.7 Do V Do New, 180:. Tatt Vale.. Do Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Ii ilkenny West Cornwall Vv. Hartlepool Har.kß West INlidiand -Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford; Paid. Cl os i n g Busine. Price. ( done. ei 74 131 732 143 144 128 1.14 PM 9 e 5 G 6 113 1131 66 67 10t iO9 90 42 nit 1121 97 98 56 57 , 112. , 13i 1311 /311 1o:, IC4 t 3 65 24} `cs4 103 104 60 6l 02 93 125 IZB 14 24 76 78 102 11 125 130 36 38 5 , 1 66 33 Z 5 90i 91 101 106 8 9 .t6l 37} 94 10 , 71 8 1 165 t7O 6 7 3 E p 107 110 34 37 BRITISH POS6ESSIONS. itat lwaya t:antio & St Lawrene( Aom.,l3srodtut.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per neat... Do. Nev. . ...... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Labe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrieh 3 p. at. trds. Aug. 1, 187: Do. do. July 1, 187. 1 1 1 , 0. do. June 1, Is , 11 Clcutra...v S. Eastn. (Li Cape Town Dock Sori, Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. mit Indian. gu.. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pret Bond,. Do. ao. deterred...... 1)o. Id Pret. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pr ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndfarenln.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. (I t. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-3.. . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 4.1 p. a. Extension Dc.lA d 0........ Filfth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. e. Buds. Nab. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. C. Kong. Bds. New Br unsunot; ()and:, Claes A and B. N.ltl.e'das pa Ist pi bds Scinde Du. Delhi.. Do. do ;i Do. Punjaub e. Du. Do. F?,,f; Do. Indue.St. Flo.) 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (1 0 00 20 1 all raid. Closing Price. 59 61 103 WI park p of 6 84 94 77 82 77 8t ' 77 82 , 1 101 iu3 08 100 106 108 104 1054 2v 21 72 74 6: 61 66 68 55 S 7 50 13 15 28 30 26 20 IC4) 1051 pr 4 1, 103 101 Jo 10i 10L- Ina 90 14z 82 81 d 102 a )c3 97 99 9.! 91 j 56 58 3 s 82 84 IG3i IC4i 1020 104 pr ap A , 21 a3}. T SEC U RIT 1-0, 104 i i 102 101 144 t 6 103 5 93 25 92 14 104 106 107 109 it 9 ill 110 112 111 113 107 109 107 IC9 102 104 99k 100 90 100 i 09 100, 10d 111: [O5 107 [OB 110 [OO 111 00 110 BRITISH Mlr Cambrian Consol. Gold ulifford Amalgamated ) Devon G. Con.. (Tavist )1 East Bassett (Illogan) 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... East Cam Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) Gam4St.Aubyn(Guren , Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heiston 'Grenville I id 34 36 560 670 64 66 29 30 71 S 1 3f 4} 7 9 a 21 33 .34 8f 81 S 8 40 3 i 3 1 4 14 16 1} 41 f 70 SO if 2 If 2 4} 41 Remd's-Foot ti ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelaut M arke Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim New Seton North Downs r.Wh'i Basset(' \orth Wheal Crotty 1 l'ar Consols(6t. Blaze) Tovidenee (Uny Lelnt South Uaradon(St.Cleer ' S. Cam Brea (Illogau) ~ .Wheat Fran. (Mogan Stray Park ramarSilv..t Lead Min 'Pin Craft West Basset (Illog. an) W radon (Llskeard) West Seton .•••• Wheel Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant, Wheal Ludy ott Wheal Mary Ann ( * Men ; Wheal L.9eton . . Wheal Trmawney (Lis.) %Wheal Union 90 42 450 470 50 55 29 31 174 18 9i 10i 10 18 180 200 90 85 /17 29 2.0.6 3.5. t. 8 584 7 3.17 21 2f 14 16 224 2271 19 21 14 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, 107 Great Western Orig. 4} per cent pf., 98 LINES LEASED AR FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 pl:r cent., 115 London and Chatham, 4k per Cent.,l9 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i Great Luxembourg, 10k FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Rm.. 10/ United Mexican (11W, 51 DOCKS. .hare !3.14. %'.10.4 t 2.1 0 ihnr Ivo SIR 20 20 -03 stock +teok stock 100 WO 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock I took 20 20 100 too stock itool, 4took itock 4tockl stock 800. cOLONIAL GOVERN ‘,..biov. 6 p.c.Ja. &Jut: 1877-8 i ..... Do. p. c. Feb..t Ate. D 0.6 p. o.Mar.,t Sept. Do. E p. c. Jan.SrJuly. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.ll opc, 6 p c,187.3 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 18ut IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p !Mauritius 6 per cent .. 'Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. N.B.Gov. 6 pm. J a.dtJ my ins. t 5 p. o.Ap. Oct. N. S. W. Gov. 5 p Du. 5 p. c.,iBn tol„,t Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. ateriing, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. 8. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. Vlo.Gov. Cp.°. Ja.drJuly .Do. to ie.o. An.dcOot.. St. Kathatitte, 74 BANKS. • Agra and United Service (Um.), 1./01 1 Alliance Lim— 61 2 Anglo Austrian, 61 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of otago, lim., 3, Bank of Victoria, Australia, 39 Brazilian and I'ortugues", Um.. 13 British and Californian, hm., 51 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and Chinn. 39 Chartered .ler. of India. London. and China, 68LO Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 0, Consolidated Bans, lira., 111 English, Scotch , and Australian Chartered, 211 European Bank, lim., 13 _ 4 Hindustan, China, and Japan (BM ) 331 llmmpoeerlaal Ottoman Bank l Ohina, and Japan, lim., 41 Land Mortgage Bank of India , l im., 54 oi i,lll India London B:nk of MexLo and S. America, Rm., 51 L L Loo o nn u dd d oo o inl n a ß ann a dd nk cßo o lu. t a * :n S.ticolsi.a oih Scotland , 11 , in 441 7 1819 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate , 53 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim., 171 Mercantile and Exchanze. lim. , 19/I 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 28 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lim 31 ~ I MISCELLMJOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 8/ Ceylon Company,' fli Credit MAi..r r, 71 Crystal Palace, 3i East India Irrigation and Canal, 6 54 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., of Gem Credit and Finance of Loudon, Urn. 6} General Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 18/ Imperhi and Mercantile Credit A sso., lim , 71 International Financial society, lim., 9) International Land Credit. lim., 3i Joint Stock Discount, iim., 71 ) London Financial Association, lim., 2e/ .Ditto, new, 11 National Dh.count Company, lim lif New Zealand Trust and Loan, 2i Oriental Inland Steam, 31 3 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79 SO :9 Ditto, new, 471 Rio de Janeiro City Improvempts, lim.. Ditto (X 4), 4 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), ALFXANDER DUMAS —At the dinner of the gens de letties de l' aithnir, Alexander Dumas was recently asked be did nc bring hie son. He rilitd, "He is too chi. ' a:1 all } all all 112 k i 1301 4 ,102 i 34 5 Bustries6 don M EN 10u 100 100 100 100 10 1 1.14.0 3.4.0 8.13. ti f44i e. 16. i 4.i8.0 2.8.6 06 4.30 22 3.1.0 2.6.9 30.17.6 i THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1864 THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE, HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. YELVERTON V. YELVE KTON (OTHERWISE LONGWORTH.) Lords present :—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, • and Lords Chelmsford, Kingsdown, and Wensleydale. The arguments in this case were resumed by The Lord Advocate, who continued his address from Tuesday last, and after some general remarks upon the correspondence between the parties, said the whole case resolved itself into three stages, the first of which wore that both parties were substantially betrothed. There could be no doubt that there was a mutual understanding between them as to their sen timents being congenial. In the second stage there had been an honourable courtship with the object of marriage, but that towards the close of the period when the promise was to be carried out, difficulties were suggested by Major Yelverton entirely bearing upon money matters and his proposing a secret marriage, which proposal was resisted by the lady. The third stage was to overcome the scruples of the lady to a secret mania :7,e. There was a promise and consent of marriage in Scotland, the consent and intercourse taking place in Edinburgh, and the promise of marriage being carried out by the ceremony in Ireland, From these facts the legal result _was, first, that there was a promise and subsequent intercourse in Scotland, and, secondly, not only a promise in Scotland and marriage applicable to the period, as shown by the evidence and sub sequent acknowledgment, and ultimately carried out by the Irish marriage, which was a valid marriage. The two first questions were sufficient to show that there had been a com plete promise and marriage. This was not the place to discuss what had been the policy which led to the matri monial law of Scotland; it was sufficient to observe that it did agree. The general matrimonial law of Europe was drawn from the civil law, and after wards sub stantially framed and modelled by the canon law, and founded on the general maxim that consent made marriage. How consent was to be proved was a question upon which Christian nations had differed ; some had departed more widely than others from the general, civil, and canon law, and he did not think that any country had differed more widely than England. Lord Brougham said he did not think that England had departed more widely from the canon and civil law than Fraace ; by the French law the consent of the parents or guardians was necessary. The Lord Advocate continued—There was no doubt the Law of Marriage was defined under the Code Napoleon, but in all cases the principie of the law was that there must be a mutual promise, The learned Lord Advocate then cited the dictum of Lord Stair, as reported in various cases, which constituted a promise and marriage in Scotland. There was, in the opinion of every Scotch lawyer, as to whether after the deeth of one of the parties the issuum matrimonium could set up the promise of marriage, but there was no question that during the existence of the par ties the marriage was indissoluble, and that no subsequent marriage—whether regular or irregular—would alter that position. Here there was a clear promise of marriage at Gibraltar, and subsequent promise at Edinburgh, and ac knowledge-3 in writing. The acknowledgment was not necessary if there was a promise. Lord Brougham—Do you mean to say if there was a promise before two witnesses there was no necessity for an acknowledgment in writing. The Lord Advocate—Yes, here the first promise at Galata was broken off but renewed in Scotland. Lord Kingsdown said he did not see that there was anything in the Record. as to the interruption of the promise. The Lord Advocate—lt was alleged that the promise had been broken off and then renewed. He then proceeded at great losigth to go through the evidence and correspondence to show that all through the correspondence Major Yelver ton had expressed himself in the way that showed more clearly that he had made the promise in Edinburgh, and done all that he had promised by the marriage in Ireland. The learned Lord Advocate concluded his arguments by stating that it was not competent in the Scotch courts for the parties to be examined viva voce, but it was competent for that house to do so, and, on -the part of Mrs Yelverton, she was ready to undergo the ordeal. The Lord Chancellor said he ;as sure ho expressed the feelings of their lordships in saying they were much in debted to the Lord Advocate for his speech, and asked Mr Rol:, how long it would take him to reply ? Mr Rolt said he could not'say. Lord Brougham—l suppose you could do so in a day ? Mr Rolt said he would endeavour to do so. Their L )rdships then consulted a short time in private at the conclusion. The Lord Chancellor said he was called away elsewhere, .here was business before the judges on Monday next, and . hey could not find a day when to hear Mr Rolt, but he would take care he had two days' notice, The house then adjourned. Mrs Yelverton and her lady friends sat as usual in the reporters' gallery. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(TIiis Day). COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Edo and a Special Jury.) EIIEMRIDGE V. LATTMER-LIBEL. This was an action brought by Mr Bremridge against Mr Latimer, the will-known newspaper proprietor in Exeter, for libel. The proceedings arose cut of a series of articles published in defendant's newspaper antecedent to and during the election, at which Mr Bremridge repre sented the Conservative interest, and Mr Lloyd the Liberal. The proceedings terminated in the return of Mr Bremridge, but he was afterwards unseated by the report of the commit tee appointed by the House of Commons to try the merits of a petition against the return. Mr Bremridge complained that the articles reflected upon his private character, and were altogether beyond the bounds allowed for criticism of the actions of public men. The details have already been published, as the facts were repeated when the matter was before the court while sitting in banco. • The examination of Mr Bremridge occupied the whole of the early part of the day. COURT OF DIVORCE, (Before Sir J. P, Wilde.) PERCIVALL V. PERCIVALL. This was a suit instituted by the wife for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of her husband's adultery and desertion. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Searle were for the petitioner, and there was no defence to the suit. _ -- ----- Several witnesses were examined, from whose evidence it appeared that the parties, who were in a respectable station of life, were married on the 11th February, 1847, and there was one child, issue of the marriage, which is still living, Th e a d ultery alleged was committed with an tin marrieL: fem a l e named Worth, in 1858, and subsequently with a marr i ed woman named Clarke. The respondent denied the adultery with Clarke, but took no notice of the charge relative to Worth, by whom he had a child, and who stated that he seduced her by promising to marry her, she not being aware that he was already married. In 1859 the respondent was imprisoned for debt in the Queen's Bench, and since then he had been in considerable DR =hies, which made is impossible to serve him for some time with a citation in the cause. Long before the year just mentioned the respondent ceased to cohabit with his wife, who, however, saw him occasionally, and supplied him with different sums of money. - The case stood over for the production of additional mi. deuce. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane,) IN RE COLLYER. This, bankrupt was described as of Oakley-street, Lam beth, tool manufacturer, and now came up for his order of discharge. Mr J. B. Sorrell, Mark lane, supported; Mr Brough opposed. Mr Sorrell said that the bankrupt had passed his exami nation. and he could not conceive any ground of opposition to his having his order of discharge. He came before the court on the 20th of February last, and had filed a good cash: and deficiency account as required and reported on by Mr Gardiner, who had been appointed by the Court to assist him. The total indebtedness amounted to £7OO, and a very large amount had been realised. Mr Brough said that the bankrupt passed his examina tion on the faith that he would give the residences of cer•• Lain debtors. Mr Sorrell said that would be impossible, they were men working under contractors and moved from place to place, but bankrupt had offered to go with the assignee to the masters and endeavour to trace the men. His Honour asked what had actually been received for the estate ? Mr Brough said £l2O, but the official assignee said there had been other money's received, Mr Brough still pressed for en adjournment, Mr:Sorrell submitted that it would be a great hardship on the bankrupt and the creditors to fritter away a small estate by these frequent adjournments, which could not load to a beneficial result. The creditors were so satisfied with the bankrupt that Messrs. Cocks, Roberts, and Co., who were crtclitors for £72, offered to stock his shop, and other creditors were equally friendly. His Honour said he should grant the order of discharge on the bankrupt undertaking to give all the information in his power to the assignees. IN RE ROSSITOR AND LITZARII. _ _ These bankrupts were merchants in Itloorga.te, City, and Sydney. The debts are stated at £77,000; assets, £3,000. A dividend has been paid in Sydney of 3s in the pound, and the same is payable to creditors who have sent out powers of attorney. A further dividend of 2s Gd is expected. Au adjournment was taken for further communication f rom Sydney. GENTLEMAN BITTEN PT AN ADDER.—Yesterday a party of friends left the district of Bethnal-green for Riddlesdown, in Surrey, and while a number of female s were sitting in the meadow they were alarmed by the ap pearance of a large adder. Mr. Wellington, of Club 'row, seized the animal with his hand, end in a moment he felt he was bitten. The limb became painful end swollen, and when he reached town he proceeded to the London Hospital, where, it is expected, the arm Will hale to be amputated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. 3 IARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr Cherry, the Government veterinary surgeon, who had examined the horse at thl request of Mr Knox, deposed that the horse was old, had broken knees, and bore marks of having been severely whipped. It was not fit for any kind of w , irk. Thu defendant admitted that he had only given .-C3 5s for the horse. The defendant said the horse till lately could go ten miles an hour and draw a ton. It was a genuine horse, and only wanted a little rest and care to improve it. Mr Knox asked the defendant whether he would have _ _ the horse killed, and he declined to do so, upon which 111; Knox fined him lOs, and lOs costs, or 14 days' imprison ment in default, at the same time telling the defendant thlt the officers of the society would keep a sharp look out, and it he was charged with working the horse again he would be liable to a fine of £5 each time, CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLEII.S.—PERMITTING DIIL.NSENNESS, &1.-111 r Millman, cf the Coach and Horses, Silver-street, appeared before Mr Knox to answer the complaint of the police of permitting druak and disor derly conduct in his house. Sergeant Stephens, 11 C, deposed that on Sunday even ing the 12th inst. be was informed by Bonham ; 14S 0, that some drunken men had been fighting in front of defendant's house, and that the fight being over, they had gone into the house. He entered, and ono of the men said—" What the do you want here," and another said—" Here's the police coming in." There were about 25 persons in front of the bar, all of them drinking, and several drunk. Oa speaking to the defendant, he treated the matter very lightly. The defendant said he told the sergeant he would get rid Of the men at once; but the sergeant said that was not true, and that the house was one much frequented by tailors. In answer to the c:iarge the defendant said be had kept better order in the house than had ever been kept before in it. /I.li Knox fined the defendant 20s. and costs, at the sum time telling him that the next tittle the fine would ha £5, and ultimately £5O, which would ba attended with loss of :he license. The flu.° was paid. THAMES. SC-UT-IEO ES ROBBERY OF A CILILD.—Mary Robinson, an elderly woman, was brought before Mr Partridge under the following strange circumstances. Catherine Neale, the wife of Joseph Neale, of No. 13, William-street, St. George-in- the-East, said the prisoner was a tailoress and had been at work for her. On Saturday last sho went with her husband into the country, and left her child Catherine in charge of the prisoner. On her re turn to London she found the child missing, and immedi ately proceeded to the station house of the K division in King David-lane, and found her child there. Her gold ear rings were missing. The child, was wearing them on Sa turday when she left home with her husband. The ear rings were worth ss. Martha Haslett, of No. 3, Richard's -court, St. George-in the-East, saw the prisoner with the child in Bow Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last. The child was crying, and the prisoner %MS taking the earrings from its ears. The prisoner put the earrings in her pocket, and went to Wood's pawn shop in Ratcliff highway and pawned them. The earrings were produced by the pawnbroker and identified. The prisoner, who is a I , ,=ry dissipated woman, got drunk with the money she raised on the earrings, and was intoxicated yesterday when arrested and conveyed to the station house. The child from whom the earrings were stolen was seven yews old. She was not examined on oath, Mr Partridge committed the prisoner for trial. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LAN C. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was small, and the trade for all qualities ruled firm, at fully Monday's advance in the currency. The import of foreign wheat this week has increased, but the show of samples here to-day was very moderate. For all descriptions the trade ruled firm at very full prices. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, and the quotations ruled firm. Barley—the supply of which was very moderate—changed hands at fully late rates. Malt sold sold steadily, at full currencies. Oats—the supply of which was moderato—ruled firm, at quite previous rates. Beans and peas were in steady request, and Monday's currency was well supported. For flour the trek) was steady, and prices ruled firm. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. to.it English 1,050 3,550 I 1510 Irish.. ..... 3,1,0 4,57 u Do 5 sks 2,63) brim. NEWGATE AND LDADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is but mo derate. For good and prime qualities there is a steady demand at full prices; otherwise, the trade is dull. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied Lnferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 diddling do. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 4 0 Do. small d 0... 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 d a d Micidlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 10 4 8 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb ....--,.... BOROUGH HOP. The supply both of English and foreign hops on Ea l e is very moderate. Good and fin e parce l s are i n moderate re• quest for immediate consumpti on at full pr i ces , o th erw i se the trade is quiet on form er terms. Accoun t s f rom th e p l an tations state that the bi ne i s making slow progress, but they represent it as healthy a n d strong. .............. •••••• COLONIAL, ---- TEA.—Business has been very inactive, and the few deal ings entered into havo been at about previous rates. SUGAII,—The market has remained dull, and prices have, in some instances, slightly given way, particularly for superior descriptious. Good grocery qualities, however, have sustained former p r i ces. In the refined market the dealings have been restricted to home requirement, and quotations have not varied to any important extent, CorrEn.—The demand for colonial descriptions has been moderate, and in some instances rather 'Aver rates have been accepted by holders. flicl3.—A fair amount of business has been done and full rates are current for good and firm qualities. TALLOW.—The market has shown more animation and quotations exhibit an upward tendency, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41s, and the last three months 435, 43s 6d per cent. T H E DUKE DE MONTPEXSIEIt.—WO hear that intelligence was received in London yesterday from Wood norten, the seat of the Duk e d'Aumale, to the effect that his s had beenroyalhi ghness's broth er, the Duke de Montpensier, who seriously ill for some days, was considerably better. THE CONFESSIONAL... -M r , Grieve, 28, Clerk - street, Edinburgb,was agreeably surprised on Mon day by one of the Roman Catholic priests of Broughton street calling at his shop and handing over to him the sum of £2O 3s 6d, which was abstracted from his shop upwards of seven years ago by a young la d , — Scotsman. • FATAL ACCIDNT ON TDIE RIVER. —Yesterday morning, between eight and nine o'clat,gae, and in spite of m an named George the Baker, exertions a bargeman,mad eto v s ehim fill from w a a drowned. SUICIDE OF AN INDIAN OF FICEIL—Last evening Dr. Lancaster held an inquiry at the Silver Cup Tavern, Cromer-street, Gray's - inn -read, respecting the suicide of Captain Frede rick Lloyd, aged 33 years, late of the Bengal service. Mr. Skinner, 4, M ecklen b urg - s t ree t, said that deceased had lived in his house for the last three months. On Tuesday last witness saw him with a pair of pistols which he said he was going to Clean. The witness went out, and on his return found that the deceased was dead. He had sometimes said that he wished he was dead, as he had nothing to do. Ho was in very comfortable circumstances. The witness was not aware that he was about to be married. He used to go to the Haymarket to see Miss C. Hill perform, but the witness believed that he had no correspondence with her, and that he had never seen her off the stage. Israel Reed, 20 G, said gentleman Tuesday had shot himself. The he was called by Mrs. that at a3o'clock last nd told that witness went upstairs and found deceased shot in the stomach, and lying on the bed in his shirt and drawers. a The witness asked him what made him do such a thing, and he said, "It is that blessed girl, Miss Hill, that has made me do it." The witness found a discharged pistol lying on a photograph of Miss C. Hill, representing her a 3 Apollo, in the play of "Venus and Adonis," Mr. Robert Mayer, of Haddo, said that the deceased was a captain of artillery. Ho served in India, and assisted in the suppression of the mutiny. He received a coup -de. soled, and had to retire en a pension. He was in comfortable circumstances. Mr. Duff, surgeon, said that he was called in to the deceased, and found him suf f ering great agony from a pistol-shot in the pit of the stomach, He at first refused to take brandy as a restorative. 110 was quite sensible, and said, " I have shot myself." He di; din a quarter of an hour. Ho was nearly naked. Mr Skinner said that it was quite customary with the deceased to undress and go to bed in the middle of the day. He did so when in India, as it was the custom of Indians. Witness did not attach par• titular importance to tte affair of Miss Hill. There were no letters. Deceased had also a photograph of Miss Bate— man. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide while in a state of unsound mind.". A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE OF OFINION.—CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—William Brown, carman. cf John-street, Old Kent-road, attended before Mr Knox, charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with torturing a horse, by working it in an unfit state. The horse was seen by one of the officers cf the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals attached to a van, of which the defendant was the driver. It had a large sore on its back, was old, lame, and in a condition totally unfit for work. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OP LORDS—Last Evening, ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the fol lowing bills : • Under Secretary Indemnity—Registration of Voters (Ireland)—Local Government Supplemental—Naval Agency and Distribution—Naval Prize Acts Repeal— Chain Cables and Anchors—Common Law Procedure (Ire land) Act, 1863, Amendment—lnsane Persons Act Amend ment•.-• Court of Justiciary (Scotland)--Pontypridd Water --Bradford Gas—Clifden and Hamplen Bridge—Stroud Gas—Swansea Harbour Trust—Wellington (Salop) Market —Andover and Chilton Pond Road—Thorn set Road—Deal and iValmer Gas—Drogheda Water —Ashton - under • Lyno and Staleybridge Water— nvi Valley and Ag more Valley Rail way C hichester 11 arbourEstablishment—Nori h Eastern Railway (York and Doncaster Branch)—Pucklachurch Roads— Greenwich and South Eastern Docks—Hedon and Portar lington Road—Morpeth Tut npilra Trust —London Necro polis and National Mausoleum Company—Hartford Gas— North Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and West York shire Railway Companies—Cowes and Newport Railway— Brough Ferry Road—Caledonian Railway (Bridesholm Branch)—Holborn Valley Improvement—Bedford and Cambridge Road—Stirling Water—Salop Firs Offic:— Trent, Ancholm, and Grimsby Railway West minster Palace Hotel—North Eastern Railway (ad ditional powers)—Scarborough Valley Bridge—Rock Life Assurance—Belfast and Northern Counties Rail way Chesterfield - and Hernston Road Christ church and Midhurst Railway (No. 3)—Moira and G ressleyßoad—N. Western Railway—Eastern and Western Junction Railway—South Yorkshire Railway and River Dun Co.—Liverpool Improvement—Liverpool Sanatory— Workington Harbour—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shies Railway—Tendring Hundreds Railway—Edinburgh and Glasgow and Alloa Rail—Ulverston Gas—Wrexham Water—Ely, Haddenham, and Sutton Railway—London and South Western (Chertsey Extension)—Salisbury and Yeovil Railway—South Stanrdshire Water—West Nor folk Junction Railway—West Riding and Grimsby Road— Scottish North Eastern and Alyth Railway Company— Scottish and North Eastern, and Perth and Almond Val- ley, and Melhavan Railways—North British Railway (Abbey Holm and Se gate Branch)—Kent Coast Railway— Crystal Palace and South London J unct ion Railway—Great Eastern Rahway (Higbbeach Branch)—London, Chatham, and Dover Rahway (No. 3)—Osweetry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway—South Eastern Railway (No. 1) — South Eastern Bailway (No. 2)—Witney Railway—North British Railway (Perth Branch)—North Cheshire Water Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Roads Mytholm Royal Bridge and Blackstone Edge Road— Denham Valley Railway--Dundee, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway—Lancashire Local Board of Health—North and South Western Junction Railway—Nottingham Gas— Okehampton Railway—Scottish North Eastern and Scot tish Central Railway Company—Stockton and Middles borogh Water—Liverpool and Loudon Fire and Life In surace Company—Ribblesdale Railway—Downs Docks— Lymington Harbour—Whitehaven Water—Newcastle under-Lyne Canal and North Staffordshire Railway Com panies—Wallasey Embankment—Shrewsbury Bridges— East Norfolk Railway—London Brighton and South Coast Railway—and Passengers Assurance Company. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyle, and Lord Wensleydale. Their lordships adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR to , ,k his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE DANO -GERMAN QUESTION. Earl RUSSELL said that a few evenings ago he had stated that in a few days either preliminaries for peace would bo arranged between Germany and Denmark, or war would be recommenced. He was sorry to say that the latter alternative was likely to be the result, and that hos tilities would probably be resumed on Sunday. On Mon day next he proposed to lay on the table the protocol of the Conference, and in so doing to state the general course of ,he negotiations. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. Lard BROUGHAM laid upon the table a bill to prevent bribery and corruption in returning members to the House of Commons. The bill was read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—London, Chatham, and Dover Railway—Mid Wales Railway— North Devon and Somerset Railway—and Mistley Thorp and Walton Railway. The following bills were read a third time and passel : Holywell Railway—West Shropshire Mineral—Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Railway—W es t on - su p er -M are _ _ _ Pier—London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway—Bod- min Riilway, Solway Junction Railway—and Edinburgh and Leith Sewerage. FACILITIES FOR DIVINE SERVICE IN COL LEGIATE SCHOOLS BILL. The Diahop of OXFORD moved the second reading of this bill. The whole of the clergy who had expressed an opinion upon it seemed highly to approve of its provisions, and thought it wou'd aid in the education of the people. The Earl of SHAFTESB [LEX entirely disapproved of the provisions of the bill, and moved that it be read that day three months. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the bill only legalised existing practices. Lord PORTMAN thought if the bill did act upon any other than chartered schools there could be no objection to it. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought there was some danger in the bill, and therefore he should be compelled to vote against the second reading if it was pressed to a divi- Mon. The Bishop of LONDON advised the postponement of the bill. The Bishop of OXFORD expressed surprise at lie opposition raised to the measure, which he attributed to unworthy suspicions and prejudices. As it was, the schools of the Church of England were placed at a disad vantage compared with those of every other denomination. Ultimately, the amendment was withdrawn, and the second reading of the bill was agreed to. The Beerhouses (Ireland) Bill was also read a second time. The Banking Copartnership Bill and the Vacating of Seats (House of Commons) Bill passed through committee. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.---Last Evening. The SPEAKER rook the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Pneumatic Despatch Company—Tralee Canal—Gloucester and Ledbury Railway—Worcester, Dean Forest, and Monmouth Railway. ~. ROYAL ASSENT. Sir AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, ap peared at the bar and summoned hon. members to the other house, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several bills, for which see Lords' report. THE CROWDED THOROUGHFARES AT THE' WEST END. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that on Monday next he would ask whether adequate arrangements had been made by the Metropolitan Board of Works for relieving the public thoroughfares from the pressure of traffic at Park lane. ENGINEER OFFICERS EMPLOYED AT SOUTH KENSINGTON. • In reply to Lord J. MANNERS The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the duties of the officers and men of the Engineer corps employed at South Kensington was not of a regimental character, and was entirely limited to the local duties. RIFLE PRACTICE AT CROYDON. - _ Sir S. NORTH.COTE asked the "Under Secretary of State for AV ar whether his attention had been called to the situation of the butt which has been erected for rifle practice near the New Croydon railway, between the Streatham common and the Thornton-heath stations, and whether the War-office is satisfied that the range can be used without danger to the public? The Marquis of lIARTINGTON said that the arrange ments were under the control of an experienced officer, and that he had made a very satisfactory report on the subject. THE ROYAL FORESTS. Mr COX asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether any steps had been taken to carry into effect the recommendation of the select committee on Royal Forests (Essex), presented on the 9.h day of June, 1863, which recommendation was as follows :—" Your committee report that a considerable extent of ground has been en closed without any consideration being paid for the forestal right of the Crown over them, which do not appear to have been either purchased or redeemed; and your com mittee recommend that immediate steps be taken by the Crown to assert its right, and to abate such inclosures. Mr F. PEEL explained that the rights of the Crown in reference to this subject were of no pecuniary value, and it had been advised by the law officers of the Crown to die. pose of them. THE KEARSAGE AND TILE ALABAMA. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to tho Admiralty whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been drawn to the report of an action which took place last Sunday between the United States frigate Kearsage, and the Confederate ship Alabama; and whether they had con sidered the report of the Commander-in-Chief at Davenport on the preparation for battle of her Majesty's ship Research. Whether, as the last-named report shows that this class of ship cannot tight her guns with advantage, and the drat-named report shows that she will easily be destroyed in action, her Majesty's Government will continuo to build ships which cannot be expected either to fight or swim. And further to ask, as the advantage of guns of large calibre has been so clearly shown in the above•named action, whether her Majesty's Government will at once obtain a pi oper supply of large rifled guns for the service of the navy? Lord C. PAGET said that what the hon. member men tioned in the first part of his question had nothing whatever to do with the Research, and the other matters were merely. of detail. The commanding officer of the Research, who was a young and intelligent man, had informed him that he was satisfied as to her fighting qualities. The A.lab2 ma was a wooden ship originally, but the Research was an iron:- plated vessel, THE CONFERENCE. MINISTERIAL E . .%:PLA.- NATION. Mr DISRAELI said—l feel called upon to ask froth the noble lord the First Minister of the Crown an ex.p;lanation in respect to the rumours as to the Conference, Bead / wish to know if the noble lord has any communication to make with regard to the proceedings of the Conference the pre. vious day. Lord PALMERSTON—This question was a very natu ral one, and of a nature that required an explicit e.nswer, and all the information which her Majesty's G-ov.; rnmeet could communicate. The Conference met yesterday after the levee, and adjourned until Saturday next, w;leat I un derstand it will meet early, and it will be proposed that this shall be the last meeting of the mem bers. It will be my duty to lay all the papers in connection with the Conference on the table of the house on Monday—(hear, hear)—and both myself and. my noble colleague, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the other house, shall feel it our duty also to accompany the production of these documents with statements to reference to the transactions connected with the proceedings of the Conference. (Hear, hear.) Mr HUNT wished to know if the Conference were to meet for business, or merely as a formal matter to break up their sittings. Lord PALMERSTON—I have already stated that the Conference will meet on Saturday next for the last time, but I cannot say what they will do on that occasion. Mr. DISRAELI—I hope the papers will be in the hands of hon. members on Tuesday next. Lord PALMERSTON said that he trusted such would be the case. [APPEeitaxon OF THE HOUSE,—The importance at= teehing to this subject had the effect of crowding the house from an early hour, and almost every available space was filled.] WEIGHING OF GRAIN (PORT OF LONDON) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Mr AYRTON moved that, inasmuch as the bill seeks to enlarge and alter the powers of the corporation of the City of London to levy a rate or duty, and to alter existing rates and duties, on grain and seeds imported into the port of London for the use and benefit of the Corporation, this house was of opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with until the stand ing orders relating to private bills be duly complied with. Colonel W. PATTEN asked the Speaker to decide whether the bill ought to proceed as a public or private one. Tho SPEAKER said there were many precedents far treating it as a public bill, but he thought it ought to be referred to a select committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agreed with the right hon. gentleman, and said the Government were determined to treat the bill on its merits only. Mr Alderman ROSE defended the corporation from the charges of Mr Ayrton. After some debate, Mr AYRTON withdrew his amend ment and the bill was read a second time with a view to its being referred to a select committee. CONVENTS IN IRELAND. The adjourned debate on Sir H. Cairns' motion, taking objection to certain assistance afforded under the rules of the Board of National Education in Ireland to convent and monastic schools, was resumed by the O'Comeon DON, who spoke at some length against the motion. Mr BLACK said there could be no doubt that the funda mental principle of the national system in Ireland had been violated by the rules of the commissioners, whom he would now recommend to retrace their steps. Mr HENNESSY contended that, in the face of the op position which the system had encountered in Ireland, it was impossible that it could ever be successful, and moved, as an amendment, to omit the words relating to convent and monastic schools from the resolution, in order to make it general in its terms. Mr BLAKE having seconded the amendment, Sir R. PEEL expressed a strong opinion in favour of the national system of education as administered by the com missioners, and observed that if ever he had called anything connected with it in question it had been solely from a de sire to maintain the institution in its integrity upon the basis on which it was originally established —namely, the social regeneration of tho people. It had encountered diffi culties of no common order, but it had surmounted them all. If, however, the mixed system were to be substituted by sectarian grants, a blow would be struck at the very root of the system, for it would be contrary to the very idea that had animated its founders. With regard to convent schools they were a Part of the national system, with which they had been connected since the year 1835; they had worked well, and had 40,000 children attending them. On the whole, he argued that the system of national education had acted in harmony with the wants, wishes, and feelings c the people of Ireland. Mr G, HARDY said that the children who were edu cated in convent schools were, in fact, under a denomina tional system, for their teaching was entirely denominational and sectarian, and it was these schools that had been de stroying Ihe district model Fchools. He was surprised that the Chief Secretary had held out no hope of a remedy being proposed to meet the evils that were complained of, and recommended the institution of an inquiry into the whole system by means of a royal commission. The debate was continued by Mr Maguire, who supported the amendment; Mr Butt, who opposed both resolution and amendment; and Mr Lefroy, who supported the origi. nal motion, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER argued that the history ef the national system of education in Ireland was that cf a series of modifications, the object of which was to conciliate, support, and make the system as universally acceptable as possible, and he denied that any exceptional favour had been shown to convent schools. The same favour had been offered to other schools, and accepted by the Presbyterians; and if it had been re• fused by the Episcopalians, they had themselves only to blame. Sir H. CAIRNS having replied, After some observations from the ATTORNEY. GENERAL for LtELIND and Mr WHITESIDE, Mr HENNESSY said he would not press his amend ment if the hon. and learned gentleman would withdraw his resolution. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY said the Government would vote against the amendment, and then the division would be taken upon the original resolution. The house divided— For Mr Ilennessy's amendment 8 Against Majority —lO4 The house then divided on the original resolution, but before the tellers handed in the numbers, An HON. MEMBER called attention to the fact that Sir G. Bowyer had given his vote for the Ayes and then voted for the Noei. The SPEAKER then callad the hon. baronet to the table and asked him whether the fact was as just stated. Sir G. BO WYER said that when the question was put from the chair he had said "No," but afterwards, in order to insure a division, he had thought it necessary to contra dict the Speaker. (Laughter and cheers.) The SPEAKER said that under the circumstances the hon. baronet having challenged the decision of the Speaker, and said that the Ayes had it, his vote must be recorded with the Ayes. (Laughter.) The tellers then reported the numbers thus— Ayes Noes Majority .. The resolution was therefore rejected. The Accidents Compensation Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr BARING obtained leave to introduce a bill to authorise the enclosure of certain lands, in pursuance of the report cf the enclosure commissioners. kr Al. GIBSON obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the Harwich Harbour Act (1863). The other orders were disposed of, and tile house ad journed at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. ______. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day of Juno, 1864: DMZ DEPARTMENT. Notes iesued Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 • Gold Coin & Bullion 13,63(4385 Silver Bullion .... £28,280,383' 128,280,335 - Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Coranns. missioners of Na tional Debt, and EPARTMENT. Government Seed rities_(including Dead W eightAn nulty) £11,122,207 Other Securities 20,729, 5 ,9 Notes Gold and Silver 658,076 Coin Dividend Ac counts) 9 , -87,591 Other Deposits— 13,051,0(31 S other Bill and other Bills 452,477 £40,615,187 111. 1 £40,1#8,187 :ARSIIALL, Chief Ca hter June 23, 1561, THE REPRESENTATION OF EAST SUSSEX.—Vis count Peveneey, M.P., the Conservative member for the eastern division of Sussex, has just issued an address to his constituents, announcing his intention to retire from the represf ntation of the county upon the dissolution of the present Parliament. The reasons assigned for his lord- ship's retirement are the heavy expenses attending a con tested election in Sussex, and also the precarious state of his health. A POLICEMAN IN A PULPIT.—The pulpit of King ston Wesleyan Chapel, Hull, was on Sunday occupied by Mr Burroughs, a member of the Hull police force. The service was to have been conducted by the Rev. Mr Grif fiths, but from some cause he could not attend ; Mr Bur roughs was consequently requested to take the pulpit. The discourse, which was able, was listened to by a largo con gregation, SECOND EDITION. UN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. - AUSTRIA. -- -.-....-- - --___ VIENNA, Jane 23.—Authentic advices from Lon don state that Austria and Prussia have accepted the mediation, but ritbo ut the clause of arbitt aLion. Denmark positively reft:scs. The Arnencan. Blockad,), NASSAU, 1,1,1 y 12—A.Tired, t'ce steemer Badger, from Liverpcol via St. '.7. - ;orals (a7:d coaled 25th for Sr. John, N;tw. l-3 runswiciz) ; 36th, the v: - ererners Will the Wisp, fr , :rn N'orth Cdroica (coe.led f Brueew.ca, and re turned Juno 4 flom~i~1;L1 11g Nortia Carolin a ) ; th.e G. MiCaw, f rom Liverpool v.ia Bctnaud:-.. (eed coaled 26th for Sr. John, New Brenswi e l i ) ; the Ro!hesay Cac:e, from Charleston vez Abaco ; 238, the Fox, from Liverpool (c.:ed coaled June 4 for St. John, New Brunswick). Coa'ed—May 9, the steamer Coquette, for St. John, New Brunswick ; 10th, the Lucy and Genera: Vv titin?.; 27Th, th e steamer Rose, for St. John, New Brunswick ; 28th, the Lucy, do.; Juno 3, the steamers Annie and Syren, for Sr. John, New Brunswick ; 4th, the steamers Alice and Coquette, ditto. (The steamers Lucy and Coquette, both reported above as haring coaled twice, no doubt arrived from Wilmington, North Carolina, but are not mentioned). BERMUD A — Arrived, the steamer Pevensey from Wilmington. MOBILE, June G—This :morning the steamer Daregan, in attempting to run the blockade, was captured. She had an assorted cargo. WILMINGTON, June 3—On June 2, at half-past 3 a.m., the United States steamer Victoria, Capt. Alfred Everson, chased ashore under the guns of Fort Caswell the blockade runner Georgiana M'Caw. She was boarded by boats from the Victoria, under command of Master's Mate Wm. Moody and Second Assistant Engineer T. Hinelino, who secured her captain and 29 of the crew and three passengers : 14 escaped to the shore. Among those captured is a bearer of despatches from Paris and London to Itichmond. On searching their baggage very im. portant and interesting documents were found from parties across the water, clearly proving the treachery of certain persons in New York and Bal timore. The Georgians M‘Caw was from Nassau, bound for "Wilmington, partially laden with pro visions, &c. The Victoria's men set fire to her in several places, and at daylight Fort Caswell and batteries opened a heavy fi re on t h e i r boats with shot and shell, which compelled them to retire without completing her destruction. BOSTON, June 10—The schooner Nancy Mills reports that a British steamer left St. George, Ber muda, on the night of the 4th inst. for Wilmington, North Carolina. She wes commanded by Captain Maffit, late of the Florida, and her mate was the man who shot the engineer of the Chesapeake. She had five heavy guns on freight. THE ALABAMA, The brilliant career of the Alabama is over. Pirate or not, she lies fathoms deep in the strip of ocean which divides Fra2co from England. N'.-tver again shall she terrify the merchantmen of the Northern States. But her gallant captain livEs, and of the brave men whom he led the greater part are left; and it will be strango, indeed, if we do not hear more of Semmes upon the sea. Captain Semmes knew his fate beforehand. He gave to an English friend at Cherbourg. pipers aud other articles of importance, not easy to be saved in hurriedly taking to the boats. Toe Alabama was pretty 'well worn out by long and active cruises in all waters. To refit her, as the usage of English dockyards teaches, would have been scarcely if at all less costly than to build another craft. For some inexplicable reason, the repair of a ship —at any rate in the Admiralty establishments—is un• reasonably expensive : sharp critics might suggest that it offers an opportunity especially favourable to the waste of public money—which is nobody's money in particular, £0 that it is unnecessary to ho conscientious about it. Cap:zin Semmes, who found that his ship could not long continue her victorious career—and who may possibly have known (though we don't say so) that a ship would in good time be found for a Semmes —deemed it as wise as it was certainly brave to end the Alabama'scareer in fierce contest with an overwhelming force. So he came out of Cherbourg ready to fight, and struck the first blow right manfully; ay, and fought on till his last shot was fired from a ship already sinking. Sunday is very often desecrated by men of diploa macy and men of war. A calm Sunday morning in Jane saw the great fight between the Alabama and the Kearsege. The battle lasted from an hour to an hour and a quarter. By good hap an English yachtsman was close by to record his impressions of the affair, and to pick up drowning men—one more instance of the well-known fact that English• men are to be encountered in places the most un. expected. The fighting was all at long distances ; there was no attempt at the hand-to•hand business which English captains loved in the days be ore iron ships and guns of long range ; and the greater speed and better artillery of the Norther❑ vessel made the combat throughout unequal. How it ended we all know, though no accurate (stimate has yet been formed of the heavy itjuries which the Alabama must have inflicted en the Kearsage. All we know is that th 3 latter never came to close quarters, and that Captain Semmes and the chief part of his crew took to the boats without being interrupted. There will be jubilation in the North when news arrives that Semmes's flag floats no longer. Ini. partial observers see no reason for such rejoicing. As on land, so on sea, the gallantry, the daring, of the weaker party—strengthened by the belief that right is on their side—suffice to keep their arrogant in!'aders at bay. We suspect that the Federais have not heard the last of Captain Semmes. At any rate, not only has he, as ho designed, avoided the expensive refitment of a worn-out ship, but also done a great amount of damage to the new vessel of the enemy. Yankees, who admire clever ca/cu latiqns, will have to admit that he acted with a prompt sagacity, amounting to smartness, which in the gamut of Transatlantic eulogy stands several notes higher than mere heroism. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, LONDON, Jane 24.—Wind this day at noon—South- West; moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy at intervals. FALMOUTH, June 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Minnie, from Trinidad de Cuba. SALCOMBE, Juno 22.—Wind S.W.—Ar r i ve d —Cieeodile, from Nassau. PLYMOUTH, June 23,—Wind W.—Sailed —Mauritius, steamer, for Madras. CARDIFF, June 23.—Wind S.W.--Sailed—Melody, for Havanuah. FORTS - MOUTH, J111:10 23 . Wind N.W.—Arx!ved—Her Majesty's ship Supply, from Co:fa. (Br 3 1A.GNETIC TEAGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning: Arrived, Jun e 23—R am b urg, from Que b ec —Round, from Prince Edward's Island—Scotia, from New York—Urania, from Quebec, _ _ Arrived, Jule 24 -- Classina Ardavla, from Smyrna— Sarah, from Cacn—Otto Olof, from Foport—Flora, fr om Hohend--Christiane Maria, from Thistad. Sailed—T ar t ar , steamer, for Lisbon — Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne—Fleeha, steomor, for Ghent — Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk—Hanover, steamer, for Calais—Cor coera, steamer, for Alexandria, DZIL, Friday Morning. Passed— palette, from Madras, for London ; Montezuma, screw steamer, from Oporto for London; Bonnie Belle, from the west, for London; Pr?eursa, from London, for Otago; Cassandra, from London for Sierra Leone; Nauti line, front London for Liverpool ; P r r neobe loyal!, from Vancouver's Island, for London. LONDON SCOTTISH RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—CoI. I\l'llturdo, C. 8., Inspector• General cf Volunteers, Will in spect this regiment to-morrow afternoon at Fix o'clock in Regent s-park. The corps will march from Wellington Barracks at half-past five, under the eQuunagd of Lieut.- Colonel Lord Elcho, 10Ri 105 4i